Evo, glad you're enjoying it!
My rating's progressing well, too - did my first ILS's last weekend. Everything was starting to fall into place - until my instructor made me talk to ATC, first of all for the SAR at Farnborough, then the missed approach and back round for a radar-vectored turn onto the ILS. Suddenly, the fact that I had to go where I was told, and not where I'd planned to go, meant that I was completely unprepared, didn't know what checks I was supposed to do when, and barely knew where I was!
That aside, I'm really enjoying the whole experience, especially getting my brain to really work hard in the cockpit. The only bit I don't like, as you say, is when my instructor tells me what a beautiful day it is, and I'm stuck under the foggles - I'd much rather do every lesson in real IMC!
Jayemm, that is definitely an issue. Especially since my regular aircraft isn't cleared for flight in IMC. Because of that, I plan on renting a club aircraft every month or two, taking a safety pilot with me, and doing an entire flight on instruments. If I can find real IMC for these flights, that's even better.
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